The Shape and Color is Black-Red Uniform
The TRADITION of drying mattresses en masse in Kemiren Village may be the only one in Indonesia, even in the world. The tradition of mepe mattresses is only found in Kemiren Village, Glagah District, Banyuwangi. The tradition of mepe kasur is the safety network of Desa Kemiren village, namely Tumpeng Sewu. The tradition is held every Thursday or the first Sunday of the month of Hajj or the big month of the Javanese calendar. Locals believe that this tradition has been going on since the time of their ancestors.
That said, the tradition of mepe mattress as a symbol of rejecting reinforcements. Why do mattresses need to be dried?? It is said that the source of the disease was in the bed. Because of that, The residents of Kemiren Village are simultaneously drying their mattresses in front of their respective houses. Regarding the uniform color of the Kemiren Village residents' mattresses, i.e. red-black, it has its own meaning. Because of the Kemiren Village Customs, Adi Purwadi says, The red and black mattress contains philosophy.
“Abang (Red) is a symbol of spirit, while black (black) is a symbol of eternity. So, By using the brother-semeng mattress, it is hoped that the bride and groom can last a lifetime and always be enthusiastic about establishing household relationships,” obviously the man who is familiarly called Kang Pur. The top and bottom of the Kemiren scented mattress in black Red is the color around the mattress. “I would like to buy it, Dek. now isun dried kasure nyangni rijik, this has been the tradition of the kemerin people. (I used to buy, That.
Now I'm drying this mattress so it's clean. This is a tradition of Kemiren residents, said one resident of Kemiren Village. Seen all the residents of Kemiren Village simultaneously drying the mattresses without any command from anyone. Apart from drying, it also looks like the mattresses were beaten with a bang (Rattan mattress beater). It aims to remove dust and dirt on the mattress. The mepe mattress activity has been carried out by residents since 07.00 morning. When the sun gets hot, the mattresses are dried in the sun for up to a day.
Goal, so that the mattress is clean again and the dirt on the mattress is gone. Not only residents along the road who carry out mattress mepe activities. All Kemiren Village residents simultaneously do the same thing. Residents were also seen drying mattresses in the alleys in Kemiren Village. The color is the same, namely red and black. “The red-colored mattress means the people of Kemiren.
Sometimes the red-black ones are definitely immigrants (If the mattress is red and black, it means it's a native of Kemiren. If it's not red and black, it means it's immigrants,” said Dirman, one of the residents. Dirman who is also the head of the RT said, The mattress that he has dried in the sun is tens of years old. He has had this mattress since he married, it was a gift from his parents. “This mattress prevents the mattress from leaking, until now it has lasted.
kiro-kiro wes 20 last year (My mattress is starting, my child doesn't have it yet, until now still durable, about already 20 last year) add bemmur man 49 this is in thick foreign language. When we circled Kemiren Village and made sure that the residents simultaneously dried their red and black mattresses in front of their houses. The author found one woman who was old. He is the only citizen of Kemiren who is still making the red and black mattress.
love, This woman from Kemiren Village is still receiving orders for red black mattresses from residents who want to have the red black mattress. Asih admitted that no one taught me to make a mattress. He only learned self-taught to make mattresses and until now he is the only resident of Kemiren Village who can make the red and black mattress.. Even, he has been making mattresses since the Tepang colonial era. Asked about why he was interested in making the red and black mattress because his son wanted to have the black and red mattress.
Urged by his son's desire, Asih tries to make the mattress himself. "I want to study on my own, seeing people make mattresses, finally he was able to make his own bed. Going to buy a bengen that has a picis (I used to study alone, Watching people make mattresses I can finally make my own. I used to want to buy it from people who didn't have money), “clear Asih. Nah, starting from the desire of the child, until now he is still actively making mattresses from this cotton base material if there are residents who want to order.
Just know, The tradition of mepe kasur abang-cemeng is a series of Tumpeng Sewu events. Tumpeng Sewu is a salvation that aims to keep Kemiren Village away from all disasters and sources of disease. Mepe mattress was done because the clean tradition of this village is not only about eating and drinking, but also performed the action of mepe mattress. ” This mattress is dried in the sun so it's clean again, if the mattress is clean.
God willing, our health will also be maintained, ” said the traditional head of Kemiren Village, Purwadi. Kang Pur also added, According to the residents of Kemiren, the series of village rescue events in Kemiren Village has become an annual tradition which is believed to be carried out every year so that the village is protected from disasters and sources of disease.” We don't care who watches a lot or a little, The most important thing is that this salvation continues every year. The name of the ritual has become a guide, so this is not a spectacle,” clear. (radar)
